OSCE MG Co-Chairs' upcoming visit to be restricted to AzerbaijanDecember 9, 2009 - 20:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The upcoming regional visit of OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs will be restricted to Azerbaijan.Mediators will arrive in Baku by the end of current week. Co-Chairs Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Bernard Fassier (France) and Robert Bradtke (U.S.) and personal representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Anjey Kasprzyk will meet with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov to conduct talks over Karabakh conflict settlement, APA agency reports. Mediators will not visit Armenia on account of top leaders' absence from the country. The visit to Yerevan is planned for a later period. During their visit, diplomats will convey to Azeri and Armenian Presidents a proposal on conducting a new meeting. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |